The Front Panel; Front Panel - Epson Equity III User Manual

The front panel

Figure 1-2 identifies the various components on the front panel.
Keyboard VOLUME MONITOR
cable control
knob
socket
Floppy disk drive. The top drive is a floppy disk drive that uses high-
density (1.2MB) diskettes.
Disk lock/release latch. To lock a diskette in place, turn this latch clock-
wise until it is vertical. To release a diskette, turn it counterclockwise
until it is horizontal.
Floppy disk drive LED lamp. A red light indicates that the drive is being
accessed. To avoid losing data, never remove a diskette or turn off the
computer's power when this light is on.
Slots for optional disk drives. You can add another floppy disk drive
(1.2MB, 720KB, or 360KB) and/or hard disk drive in these slots. All
Equity III+ units come with at least one 1.2MB floppy disk drive.
Hard disk drive LED lamp. A red light indicates that the drive is being
accessed. To avoid losing data, do not turn off the computer's power
when this light is on.
Power LED lamp. When the light is on, the power is on. The light is red
if the CPU (central processing unit) speed is 6 MHz, orange for 8 MHz,
and green for 10 MHz.
1-4
lamp LED lamp
SELECT SPEED
switch switch
Figure 1-2. Front panel
drive Disk lock/
release latch
LED lamp
Optional
RESET button
disk drive
slots